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Research report · 16 October 2026

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO)

Health Care · Life Sciences Tools & Services · US stock · price as of 16 Oct 2026

Key indicators

Price$690.00
52-week range$434.50 – $704.00
Market cap$256.0B
P/E (trailing)37.0×
EV / EBITDA36.1×
Free-cash-flow yield2.9%
Dividend yield0.3%
Revenue (last 12 months)$46.3B
Revenue growth (3y a year)−0.3%
Operating margin17.6%
Return on invested capital8.0%
Net debt / EBITDA4.7×

Fair value

Blended fair value$378.38 range $360 – $401
Versus priceOvervalued−45% to fair value
Peer multiples$431.60
Fundamentals-adjusted multiple$440.90
10-year DCF (market-scaled)$262.63
Earnings power value (floor, not blended)$140.87
Model uncertaintyMedium

X-Ray Score

33/ 100 · High confidence · ahead of 15% of sector peers
Valuation21
Growth26
Profitability36
Financial health36
Dividends64

Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average · blue band: fair value range

340434528622717Fair value $3782021-102023-012024-042025-072026-10

Executive summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific supplies scientific instruments, laboratory equipment, reagents, consumables, software and services. Its well-known names include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen and Fisher Scientific. Customers include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, hospitals and clinical laboratories, universities, research institutes and industrial users. It also provides contract development, manufacturing and clinical research services to drug makers. The company reports in segments covering life sciences, analytical instruments, diagnostics, laboratory products and biopharma services.

Revenue of $46.3 billion over the last twelve months comes from instruments, from recurring consumables and reagents, and from services. Revenue has changed at -0.3% a year across the last three years, which is almost flat. The operating margin is 17.6%, the business earns 8% on the capital invested in it, and net debt is 4.7 times EBITDA. The dividend yield is 0.3%.

StocksXray gives Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. an X-Ray Score of 33 out of 100 (high confidence), ahead of 15% of the S&P 500 stocks in its sector. Its strongest lens is dividends (64) and its weakest is valuation (21).

Our fair value blend is $378.38 (range $359.80 to $400.60). At $690.00 the stock trades 82% above that blend, so the label is "Overvalued" with medium model uncertainty. Fair value is a range, not a price target.

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Valuation history multiples at each fiscal year-end price; the last column uses today's price and the last twelve months

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Now
Price$658.04$544.30$526.03$516.97$577.86$690.00
Market cap$261.2B$214.5B$204.1B$198.0B$218.4B$256.0B
P/E33.8×30.9×34.0×31.3×32.6×37.0×
EV / revenue7.4×5.4×5.4×5.2×5.6×6.4×
EV / EBITDA29.1×28.7×33.7×30.5×32.0×36.2×
Price / free cash flow38.5×31.0×29.5×27.2×34.7×35.0×
Free-cash-flow yield2.6%3.2%3.4%3.7%2.9%2.9%
Price / book6.4×4.9×4.4×4.0×4.1×4.9×
Dividend yield0.16%0.22%0.27%0.30%0.30%0.27%

Fundamentals checklist ● 0 Good · ● 5 Average · ● 10 Bad · each check graded against the sector

Cash quality

Earnings backed by cash−1.8%Bad
Free-cash-flow yield2.9%Bad

Risk models

Altman Z score3.7×Average
Piotroski F-Score6 of 9Average

Growth

EPS growth (3y)0.2%Average
Free-cash-flow growth (3y)−3.1%Bad
Revenue growth (3y)−0.3%Bad
Growth consistency80%Bad

Balance sheet

Current ratio1.6×Average
Net debt / EBITDA4.7×Bad
Interest cover5.6×Bad

Valuation

Fair value vs price0.5×Bad
EBIT / EV yield2.8%Bad

Profitability

Return on invested capital8.0%Bad
Operating margin17.6%Average
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Financials US$ millions, from SEC filings; last column is the last twelve months

Income statementFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Revenue39,21144,91542,85742,87944,55646,336
Gross profit––––––
Operating income10,0288,3936,8597,3377,7468,146
Net income7,7286,9605,9556,3386,7216,984
Diluted EPS ($)19.4617.6315.4516.5317.7418.62
Free cash flow6,7896,9116,9277,2676,2937,318
Gross margin––––––
Operating margin25.6%18.7%16.0%17.1%17.4%17.6%
Net margin19.7%15.5%13.9%14.8%15.1%15.1%
Balance sheetFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Total assets95,12397,15498,72697,321110,343113,174
Cash4,4778,5248,0774,0099,8524,064
Total debt34,87034,48834,91731,27539,38542,549
Equity40,79343,97846,73549,58453,40752,679
Dividend per share ($)1.041.201.401.561.721.80

Revenue and net income US$ billions: navy revenue, teal net income

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Margins blue gross, teal operating, brown net

0%9%17%26%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Latest quarters

Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue ($M)10,36410,85511,12212,21511,00511,994
Growth vs a year earlier+0.2%+3.0%+4.9%+7.2%+6.2%+10.5%
Net income ($M)1,5071,6171,6161,9811,6511,736
Diluted EPS ($)3.984.284.27–4.434.68
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Peers in Life Sciences Tools & Services

CompanyX-Ray
TMO · Thermo Fisher Scientific I...33
MTD · Mettler Toledo Internation...50
A · Agilent Technologies, Inc.42
IQV · Iqvia Holdings Inc.42
TECH · BIO-TECHNE Corp40

Market Compass outlook for Health Care: Neutral (51/100). It blends regime history, macro sensitivity, momentum and valuation.

Returns

1 week+4.9%
1 month+4.8%
3 months+31.2%
6 months+31.3%
1 year+31.2%
3 years+41.4%
5 years+19.9%

Technical summary

DailyStrongly bullish12 bullish · 3 neutral · 1 bearish
WeeklyStrongly bullish11 bullish · 0 neutral · 1 bearish
MonthlyStrongly bullish7 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
50-day / 200-day average$636.45 / $546.54
52-week low / high$434.50 / $704.00
Classic pivot, support and resistanceS2 675.37 · S1 682.69 · P – · R1 698.26 · R2 706.51

Recent dividends

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
15 Sep 2026$0.4700
15 Jun 2026$0.4700
13 Mar 2026$0.4700
15 Dec 2025$0.4300
15 Sep 2025$0.4300
13 Jun 2025$0.4300
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Strengths

  • Piotroski F-Score of 6 out of 9: most of the nine accounting health tests pass.
  • Has raised its dividend for 7 years in a row.

Risks and weak spots

  • Earnings backed by cash is weak against Health Care peers (−1.8%).
  • Free-cash-flow yield is weak against Health Care peers (2.9%).
  • Free-cash-flow growth (3y) is weak against Health Care peers (−3.1%).
  • Revenue growth (3y) is weak against Health Care peers (−0.3%).
  • Growth consistency is weak against Health Care peers (80%).
  • Net debt / EBITDA is weak against Health Care peers (4.7×).
  • Interest cover is weak against Health Care peers (5.6×).
  • Fair value vs price is weak against Health Care peers (0.5×).

Latest SEC filings

DateFormItems
31 Jul 202610-Q
23 Jul 20268-K2.02,9.01
26 May 20268-K5.07
1 May 202610-Q
23 Apr 20268-K2.02,9.01
7 Apr 2026DEF 14A
24 Mar 20268-K8.01,9.01
26 Feb 202610-K

How to read this report

Every number comes from SEC filings, end-of-day prices and the StocksXray models described on the methodology page. The X-Ray Score ranks each metric against the company's own sector. Fair value blends three models and carries a typical error of about 40%, so treat it as a range. Analyst ratings, price targets and earnings-call summaries are not part of this report. Educational research, not financial advice; read the disclaimer.

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